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July 14th 2015:Ars Bellum Foundation -- What Is Art Therapy

There are more than 460,000 American veterans that have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Many more suffer from anxiety, depression, and emotional isolation.
For these brave men and women, every day is a struggle, Even worse, 22 veterans every day take their lives, that's 1 every 65 minutes. It doesn’t have to be that way.
There is no miracle cure for the hidden wounds of war. But there are treatments that help.

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Featured Guests

Bridget Cronin

Bridget Cronin comes from a family of combat veterans who served in WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Her own career in organizational management, fundraising and marketing spans 27 years in the private sector, non-profit world and in campaign politics. “Relentless” is practically her middle name, and it has to be; in addition to her work she is also the mother of three daughters and a son with autism, and an active member of the arts and film community in the Twin Cities. She is now bringing that passion and experience to the Ars Bellum Foundation to serve our nation’s heroes and help them get their lives back when they come home from the battlefield.

Michael Kemp

Michael Kemp was born in Germany, the son of an Army major, and in 2000 he enlisted in the Army himself. He was stationed in Vicenza, Italy with the 173d Airborne Brigade as an infantryman and served in positions as a rifleman, radio operator, and sniper with the 503d reconnaissance platoon. In 2003 he was part of the initial invasion of Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2004 he was honorably discharged and moved to Minnesota, where he attended law school at the University of St. Thomas. Michael graduated magna cum laude in 2009 and opened his own law firm, where he focuses on litigation practice. Michael continues to be involved and volunteer with veterans’ issues, and he is hap